Carton coin container



Aug. 10, 1943. c. Ross CARTON COIN CONTAINER Filed Jan; 12, 1942.ff/#222x misura 06@ l ParentedAugyio', '1943 2,326,683@ .CAnroN G01NCONTAINER i Charles Ross, Los Angeles, Cali, assigner ofone- I half toJohn Aliarhil, Los Ange1es,0alifl Appellation January-'12,1942,;seria1'qlf426,404

e anims. (olizzeLasy This 'invention relates to a. carton coin container'or' pocket savings bank and the like.

More specically the invention relates to a cartonfb'ank adapted to beconstructed and assem bled fromasingle sheet of'paper board.

Y Itis among the more important objects of the invention to provide'aconvenient repository for coins, usual1y dimes, which may beeas'ilycarried either in the pocket vora p urse, and which will repeatedlyremind vthe owneras to the matter of savingcoins for defense stampsinstead of unscruplously spending jthe moneyotherwiseV More'specifically speaking, it is an ohjee'r. ofthe invention to provide asavings bankv carton parv `tioula'rly Well adaptedfor havingidepositedin it acollection of dimesto be used 'to' purchase defense stampswhich'willbe placed in theusual defense stamp Vbooks preparatoryy tobuying gie- @Another important objectof the invention is to provide-in aCarton container, a plurality of foldable Wir'igsY which may bevariedto'aeco'nmodate .themselves to 'the'admi'ssion of Var'oussizes of fcoinsluntii the @einen has been nne-mtheinnir of its'capacity. fYetanother lobject of the inventionist'o proV` videV acoin admission meansvhiciiwills'afeguard against accidentalV escape of thedeposited-dimesor`other coins until it .isfde'sired to'destroy .the

carton' Vto useits' contents, an'dfto `construct the .carton in such aninexpensive'manner that lit will not be a Worth Whilepurposelto attempttore-use vThe invention also pertains, as an'article of be-madev anddelivered in an unfolded condition for subsequent folding into the shaperequired to `al1e1f-foldlines I 1 and I 8,-which arefspace'd aparvfrorne'ach other the thickness ofthe'ohan'iber 1 3, f therebyproyiding-,betvveen-theni Ythe "oaitons-l side walls! |91y Eachoi saidWings-hase; terminal apV i 20 vvi'iiolifabiit'sly against itsfellovffalongl-the.mid?

ure flap being` shovvn in an. extended positionlf theview acoiniifsshownlbei'ng .inserted inte the), 1 y

carton. 1. -f y nefernng in denen temedrawingnhecarpon r isshown'consisting, of afsingle elongatedsheet of. f sti paperer paperlikematerial, such forex-f Y ample,V as'- carrbOarLy The .bottom .Wall fof,Ythe f cartonisformedbylthe sheet section. Il)vv Whichis located 'nearVthe midlength of the strip between the'paralleL` transversely extendingfold lines M and I'2.Kwhich,,arelfsnaced aparta sucient..dis-l 4 tance,to include v`between .themthe thickness of the doubleY coin receivingch'amloeri of the care v ton.; Y. l

'angles andltoward the same face ofthef. sheet,

thus bringing-thebody portion M andits exten; sion 15in; aparallelspaced relatio'nfto each other,` theformer formingthe back.vvall of the carton I` andthelatter'the"outer part" of its front Wall.if.. l

portion being right angularly bent alongthep' width ofthe je mpietedCarton.

' manufacture, to a single piece'carton which may` construct va.cartonsuited for use as a coin receptacle,

- Other'objects, advantagesand featuresjof invention will hereinafterappear. Q Referring in detail te. the drawingvwherein is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention as now reduced topraetice:v f

Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofthe-deviceV in a partiallyunfoldedcondition;

Fig. 2is.a iront perspeo in thevfolded condition. lifig. 3 is aperspective rear foldedrcon'dition. Y. n

. Figmi is afsection .Fig..5 is a section.l taken on line 5-5 ofgFig;

Fig, 6 isav section takenpnline'-B of Fig. 3. Y Figjflis a reproductionon alarger salo o i the;

ve; ViewA of the device vietv of .the devicelin tekenen une LiL-f4' .orFig; e'. ...f

andits dovvnivardly 'di.

into the middleportion'pf its free parts in the proper. relationstoeach'other.'4 i The .slot 23 doesnotiextend quitetothe' inner .ledgeof the vflap 22andfcorrespondingiy, eaehvzing flap 207 is somewhat'cutaway at its .upper'end forining'the'vr'ing' notnlis'2li".l .Thisarrangement pre. j vents thelintact'midlength *portion-.of the flap 221gfrom! obstructing the infolding vof thejvvings YIS f togother'vviththeirfia-nges iBfto apos'ition Where-j f in the onter'edges ol'safid'fla ends ofsaid .slits being s paoedapartI rs TheV bends alongthelines "I and. are :at yright;

I i subject matter claimed.v

folded wings I6. There will then remain beyond Acn adjacent to itsmid-length, is transversely bent at a rightv angle toward the same sidealong each of two parallel lines which are spaced apart from each othera sufficient distance to include betweenv them the Vthickness of acoin-receiving chamber, the strip of material between said pari allellines forming the bottom of said chamber, a part of the sheet formingthe back of said chamber and` being extended at eachy'side to form oneof tvfo wings, said'wings each'being right angularly bent along parallellines and having "terminal naps which abut against each other said bodyportion of the extension a loose section 3i which occupies the spacebetween said Afold lines 28 and 23, and beyond-.theiold 'line 29 therewill also be a loose flap 32wliich Aterrninatesiin lengthwise of thedevice, each of said Wings forming the front and side walls of aseparate chamber' which is rectangular in cross section, the

' sheet having an Yangularly bent ap which forms atongue 33, keepermeans 34 beingprovided to .A cooperate with said tongue tovreleaslblyretain the ap 32 and part 3l in their dovvnfolded positionlwherein the coinA slits are effectually sealed. Said keeper vmeans 3'4is shownas consisting of an intact part of the sheet sectionfjililocated betweenadjacent parallel slits 35,"but it is'to bfe understoodthat any-other ldesirable well known keeper means maybe provided Withoutexceeding the scope of the claimed invention. x

t 4The construction' at the lower 'endofthe com'- p'leted carton is mademore stable by the provision of `Jthe triangular extensions or "ears 3`IWhich project from theendsof thejbottom wall'section I0 kand whichoccupy aninwardly overlapping relation to the adjacentendl'portionsj'o'f thefside4 walls' le; I n Fig. 7 is illustrated on anenlarged scale the insertion of la coin 38 into the carton. From thisvien/ji; will begseen that the shortnanges or lips 25a' at the oppositesides o fthe `coin ad.- misslonslit are deilected interiorly of 'thecarton while the coin ispassin'g thereinto.,l Said carton they preventits yescape,therefrom even -i'thrown against theslit with considerableforce as; for, example, byshaking the cartonswhile in ari-. inverted;position.

` In folding' the `sheetrirlto container form "the,

top wall 2l together with itsgjextension2zis folded into therectangularv Yshapesiloyvn-in Figs.

SHandthe-earsl beinglat the saineV time'di- Vr'ecte'd,downwardly.vThereupon the Wings ISP are infolded 'along their crease lines [I]andr'l thus bringing their body portion into ajparallel,A properlyspacedrelation tothe sheet body portion Mgat which time` the upper endportions ofthe Y wing lflaps 2D are projected through the' slot 23`bringing theirfacesl into an abutting relation to each lother and theirfouter kedges `finto contact with the inner face of thesheet bodyzld.Lastly the end extension I5 is infolded along the crease lines I l andI2 thus bringingitsradhesed .face

(which should bepreviously moistened) into contact with the outer facesof the infolded wings I5;` thewears 3] lare directed internally of thepartly formed carton when theapfis infolded as aforesaid.`v The( parts3l and 32 are left loose j so that the` tongu`e33 of the latterpart `maybe `insertedlwiiiinthe keeper 34Y whendesired.

It shouldv beunderstood thatythehpresent "dise,

closure is forthepurpose ofillustrationonly and tnat'tlns inventionincludes llmodincatlons and I i155 1 Vfunctionsimilarlyt'oa'checkyalveinthat'gal;A

Y thoughr'eadily permittingjthejcoin to enterthe the top wail of thecoin chambers and which has a coin slot for each of said chambers, thepart of the sheetat that side of said bottom forming stripwhich isopposite to the winged portion of the sheetbeing folded Aover upon andattached to the outerv faces of Ysaid 'wings and lthenceextended beyondsaid attached portion @to form a deflectable Ainto an overlying relationto said coin slotssaidueflectable sheet 'portion termi#V hating in atongue,rthe front wall of 'the v'dei/'ice having akeeper element tocooperate withlsai'd tongue tolnaintain the iiap of which ,it 'forms apart in the coin slot closing position. Y

. 2. The subject matter of claim l. and, vsaid keeper element consistingof an intact part `of the sheet located between adjacent .slitsfther'ethrough.k i l. 1, g y

3j The subjectzmatter of claim 1 and, `,the ap which forms thertop wallof the coinreceiving,

chamber having va downwardly z directed front part which has a slot inits mido-length portion,

the upper portions of the abutting Aflanges.,o'f 't`ljle f4, AsVanyarticle of -manufactura apiece of foldable,-`sti sheet materialhaving a rectangular body-portion with a Wingat eachz of its oppositesideedges, saidvwings having fold lines positioned Afor folding eachWing over upon the .samefaoe of said reotangularpart into la positionvwhere it combinestherewith` to -form the front, back and side'v walls`of4 one offtwoV adjoining comparte` ments,r additionalfoldable partsextending from the body-portion-of thesheet to 4enclose the ends ofV`said coin compartments; said additionalfold-` Y able parts havingc'oinzadmission means iorfsaid` compartments, one of said additionalfoldabl parts projectingrfrom an end ofthe aforesaid rectangular bodyportion, and being of 'suiicientlength to overlie and extend beyondthe'infoldetlV wings to form a lflap deflectableint'o an overlyingrelation to said 'coinadrnissionmeans and van adhesive coating on theinner-'face of said over-f* lying portion for securing the latter to the'outer faces 0f said infolded wings.y Y5. A coin containing carton"consisting ofnstiif paper or paper-like material having 'a body 'por'-tion provided along opposite'sides'with' Wings, said wingsibeing foldedinto a'position wherein they cooperate with saidbody'portion tofo'rifthe front, back and side walls of ya pair ofcoinchambers, `theouter edge portions'ofsaidywings having deflected flaps abutting againsteach' other equivalents Ywhichfall withinv scopelofrthe Y Whatis claimedis:v

i ,al deviceY .Off themed desiibedf aljlxlolvf V lgated piece oflstife'ned Ysheetzmaterial"which,

in the formed carton and forming' a partition be#l tween said twoclflarribers,the'cartonI having an outer nepi-portion which @verlies andlsgse'urable tojthe outer faces Vof'said wings; means for vsecuring',said overlying flap portion to, said outer faces 'of'sald Wings,:there'being coin-admission' means in an end portion of said carton,said outer ap portion being deflectable into an overlying relation tosaid coin admission means, said outer fla-p portion terminating in atongue, and keeper means to cooperate with said tongue to releasablymaintain said ap in said relation to the coin admission means.

6. A coin containing carton consisting of stiff paper or paper-likematerial having a body portion provided along opposite sides with Wings,said Wings being folded into a position wherein they cooperate With saidbody portion to form the front, back and side walls of a pair of coinVother in the formed carton and forming a partition between said twochambers, the'cartonV having an outer ap portion which overlies and-isseourableV to the outer facebf said Wings, means for securing saidoverlying flap portion to'said outer faces of said Wings, there beingcoin ad mission means in an end portion of said carton,V

said outer nap portion being deflectable into an overlying relation tosaid coin admission means, said outer iap` portion terminating in atongue, and keeper means cooperating with said tongue to releasablymaintain said Vflap in'said relation to the coin admissionlmeansrsaidkeeper means consisting of an intact portionv of the paper-likemateriallocated between juxtaposed slits therethrough. n Y

CHARLES ROSS.

